Boston teen charged with drunken driving after allegedly crashing into Marshfield home

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Aug 18, 2014 at 4:12 PMAug 18, 2014 at 4:17 PM

Michael Flohr, of 745 East 6th St. Apt. 8, Boston, was arraigned Friday in Plymouth District Court on charges of failure to stop for police, speeding, drunken driving, leaving the scene of property damage, driving to endanger, marked lanes violation, having an expired inspection sticker, possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and three counts of wanton destruction of property. He was released on personal recognizance.

Jessica Trufant The Patriot Ledger @JTrufant_Ledger

MARSHFIELD -- A 19-year-old Boston man is facing nearly a dozen charges including drunken driving after allegedly fleeing from police before crashing into a granite mailbox, a tree and a home on Old Plain Street early Friday morning.

Michael Flohr, of 745 East 6th St. Apt. 8, Boston, was arraigned Friday in Plymouth District Court on charges of failure to stop for police, speeding, drunken driving, leaving the scene of property damage, driving to endanger, marked lanes violation, having an expired inspection sticker, possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and three counts of wanton destruction of property. He was released on personal recognizance.

Marshfield Police Chief Phil Tavares said an officer was passing Veterans Memorial Park on Rte. 139 just after 4 a.m. Friday when he observed a Ford Taurus speeding.

When the officer went to pull the car over, the driver, later identified as Flohr, sped up where the westbound side of the road merges from two lanes into one, Tavares said.

“He cut off another vehicle, almost striking it,” he said. “His car then went into the eastbound lane, crossing the double yellow line.”

Tavares said Flohr accelerated to speed as high as 75 miles-per-hour before abruptly slamming on his brakes and turning onto Old Plain Street, where he continued at a high rate of speed.

After briefly losing sight of the vehicle around a curve, the officer observed Flohr lose control of the car before hitting the granite mailbox at 42 Old Plain Street, breaking it in half.

“It continued to 28 Old Plain Street, where it struck a Japanese maple tree and continued with momentum until it struck the house,” Tavares said, noting that Flohr attempted to reverse the car before the officer got him out of the vehicle.

The officer said Flohr smelled like alcohol, had blood shot eyes and his speech was thick. Inside his car, the officer found a water bottled filled with what police believe was grape-flavored vodka.

Tavares said the damage was estimated at $500 for the mailbox and $7,500 for the tree and the house. The damage to the home was not substantial enough for the building inspector to be called.